Popular Woodworking
Shaker-Inspired Bench
This woven bench is a simple project to build, and is elegant enough to fit in any decor.
6 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Finishing Schedule
Outdoor projects encounter a variety of conditions.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
F-2 Hammer
It’s not often that a new tool company makes a signifi cant impact in the woodworking market, and it’s even rarer for a hand tool company to do so. However, Zen-Wu Toolworks is achieving just that.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Festool Sander
If you've been reading this magazine for a while, you might have noticed that I've been on a quest for the perfect battery powered sander.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Shave-A-Shelf
I devised a new way to fit a shelf into a dado.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Grizzly G0999 15" Planer
When I think of a benchtop planer, I’m reminded of Ryobi’s AP-10 “lunchbox” planer my grandfather had in his shop.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Folding Saddle Square
Making accurate marks is one of the most fundamental tasks in a wood shop, yet it can be quite challenging to master.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
North House Folk School
Visit the north shore of Lake Superior to connect with a craft community like none other.
3 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Solid Entry Doors
Doors are the gateway to the home. Make a bold statement with shop-made entry doors.
10+ min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Spoon Tool Sharpening
Get a razor edge on tools that are tricky to sharpen.
4 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Remove Spilled Candle Wax
After our last family birthday party I spent an hour scraping big globs of candle wax from several tables and our wood mantel.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Fuji D6 6-Stage HVLP System
When it comes to applying finish to your project, spraying is arguably the easiest method.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Inside Look: Tool Manufacturing
A Rare Look Into A Chinese Tool Manufacturer.
6 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Grooving Plane
This traditional plane is a fun way to cut grooves, and can be made in half of a day.
7 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Popular Woodworking
Meyer Woodworks Filter Shaker
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: my dust collection system is one of my favorite things in my shop.
1 min |
October 2025 - Issue 285
Rock&Gem Magazine
WALRUS TEETH
This Faceting Focus column is a bit different this time in two ways. First, this project does not have a design and is faceted freehand. Second, the material used is not transparent. Instead, the material is opaque, and this example is made using a fossilized walrus tooth from Alaska.
4 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Swallowed from Below!
What's going on deep beneath the American Midwest?
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
What Stone is That?
An excerpt from The Minerals Encyclopedia by Rupert Hochleitner, the Deputy Director of the Mineralogical State Collection of Munich since 1993, with a doctorate in mineralogy with an expertise in systematic mineralogy. (Firefly Books, 2022)
3 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Toxic Metal Pollution in Soils
Mapping the risks
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
When BROKEN Is Good
Understanding Breaks in Gemstones
6 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE LURE OF ULURU
In a classic example of understatement, most Australians simply call it “The Rock.” Rising 1,142 feet in awesome and solitary grandeur above the surrounding flat desert, it is one of the world’s best-known natural features. It’s also a sacred site representing 30,000 years of human habitation and an iconic image of Australia and that nation’s vast Outback. Previously called Ayers Rock, “The Rock” is today known as Uluru (ool-a-roo), a name of great antiquity that even predates the Ice Ages.
4 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Viewing the Deep Sea Floor
It's a rare event!
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Peridot
Peridot is the bright green gem-quality variety of the mineral forsterite, a magnesium silicate.
2 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
A Shift Noted in Earth's Hydrological Cycle
It's being described as \"an irreversible decline in soil moisture.\" Earth's hydrological cycle, it seems, has entered a new phase, and it is global in scale.
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
More Stories from Distant Ancestors Human
Everyone loves genealogy. The further back you trace, the better.
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Spinosaurus Rebirth
A dino well-adapted to life in the water—or not.
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Promoting an Educational Outreach Program
Most amateur rock clubs are 501(c)(3) nonprofits. This requires a dedicated mission usually including charitable offerings.
6 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Was Myanmar's Great Quake a Supershear?
When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake ripped across Myanmar last March, 3,000 people were killed instantly and damage rippled into Thailand, where a high-rise building under construction collapsed.
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
An Iron Deposit of a Whole New Scale
A discovery in Australia is one for the history books!
1 min |
August 2025
Rock&Gem Magazine
Fluorite Ridge
Collecting Light Green & White Fluorite
9 min |